Three more people arrested after suspected shooting in Leeds

Police have revealed further details after a suspected shooting in Leeds last week

Three further arrests have been made after a man showed up to a Leeds hospital with gunshot wounds last week.

The incident is understood to have taken place on Cambrian Street, Holbeck, in the evening on Tuesday, September 1.

Police received a report shortly after 10.10pm that a man in his 20s had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds to both arms.

The man’s injuries are not understood to be life-threatening.

The incident is understood to have taken place on Cambrian Street in Holbeckplaceholder image
The incident is understood to have taken place on Cambrian Street in Holbeck | Google

Two men were initially arrested in connection with the incident, but both have been released and are facing no further action.

However, three other men have now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Two of the men are aged 19, and the third is aged 21.

A spokesperson from West Yorkshire Police said: “Detectives investigating after a man was injured in a firearms discharge in Leeds last week have made three further arrests.

“Three men, aged 19, 19 and 21, are currently in custody having been arrested on suspicion of attempt murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

“Two 26-year-old men who were previously arrested in connection with this incident have now been interviewed and released facing no further action.”

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